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READING & WRITING
MYSTERIES WITH KIDS
              Kate Messner

Dublin Literacy Conference – February 2013
A, B, C, or D?

Mastering the Standardized Test
READING & WRITING
MYSTERIES WITH KIDS
              Kate Messner

Dublin Literacy Conference – February 2013
The Star Spangled Setup
…quote accurately from a text
when explaining what the text
says explicitly and when
drawing inferences from the
text.
EVIDENCE!!!
What would you do if you knew that failure
was impossible?
PERMISSION
  TO FAIL
LET’S BUILD A MYSTERY!



          CRIME
LET’S BUILD A MYSTERY!
                  SUSPECT 1
                       MOTIVE



                  SUSPECT 2

                       MOTIVE
          CRIME


                  SUSPECT 3

                       MOTIVE
LET’S BUILD A MYSTERY!
INVESTIGATOR             SUSPECT 1
                              MOTIVE
       MOTIVE


                         SUSPECT 2
INVESTIGATOR
                              MOTIVE
       MOTIVE    CRIME


                         SUSPECT 3
  INVESTIGATOR
                              MOTIVE
       MOTIVE
SLEUTHS   VICTIMS      SUSPECTS   FALSE      BAD GUYS!
                                  SUSPECTS




CHARACTERS:         MICHAEL      OLD LADY
JOSE                SOFIA        RECEPTIONIST
ANNA                RUSSIAN LADY VINCENT GOOSEN
HENRY               ALEJANDRO     DINNER ROLL GUY
RONALD
LET’S BUILD A MYSTERY!



          CRIME
LET’S BUILD A MYSTERY!
                  SUSPECT 1
                       MOTIVE



                  SUSPECT 2

                       MOTIVE
          CRIME


                  SUSPECT 3

                       MOTIVE
LET’S BUILD A MYSTERY!
INVESTIGATOR             SUSPECT 1
                              MOTIVE
       MOTIVE


                         SUSPECT 2
INVESTIGATOR
                              MOTIVE
       MOTIVE    CRIME


                         SUSPECT 3
  INVESTIGATOR
                              MOTIVE
       MOTIVE
READING & WRITING
MYSTERIES WITH KIDS
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Dublin Literacy Conference – February 2013

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Editor's Notes

  1. Three-story tall banner with speaker photos
  2. Nobel peace prize winner who ended Liberia’s civil war
  3. Three false starts – back to brainstorming/outlining every time.
  4. Mystery organizer – crime in the middle – then elements – suspects, motives, clues, false clues, etc. You can make your own – just list important elements of your particular genre.